Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!seas.gwu.edu!waire From: waire@seas.gwu.edu (Timothy A. Waire Jr.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Sharing windows between macs Message-ID: <2981@sparko.gwu.edu> Date: 3 Apr 91 02:00:38 GMT References: <2552@otc.otca.oz> <2975@sparko.gwu.edu> Reply-To: waire@seas.gwu.edu () Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C. Lines: 31 Timothy A. Waire, Jr. originally writes: >>We use Timbuktu almost totally for support purposes only. One leg of our >>LocalTalk network is located in a separate, secure (ie. you need to be >>cleared in for entry) building. >> >>When these users need help with a problem or we just need to install some new >>software, we can grab total control of their Mac without leaving our seat. >>Works great! This saves us the agony of attempting a trip over to their >>building. Michael Hart replies: >Whats the point of having a secure network, if you have access to it from >the outside? Kinda makes it non-secure, don't it? Tim replies back: Sorry, I guess I wasn't really all that clear...the building is secure (given the proximity to the President) not necessarily the network. Also, Timbuktu provides password protection for a variety of levels (similar to AppleShare); however, if you are leary about giving out your password there is a 'Wait for Guest' option that you can enable which would allow the next person who tries to control your Mac. I believe this is relatively secure! -- Timothy A. Waire, Jr. (Whitegold) Executive Office of the President INTERNET: waire@seas.gwu.edu Office of Management & Budget The George Washington University Washington, D.C. 20503 Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Voice: 2023954922 Fax: 2023953910